Utagawa Kunisada. Gotenyama, from the series 'A Collection of Mountains' / Fan print, 1859.
Engraver/Block Cutter
Yokokawa Takejirō [横川武次郎; seal: hori Take, 彫武] (Japanese, block carver, fl. 1845–1863)
Title: Gotenyama [御殿山] – one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots; it is a hill at Shinagawa [品川], the second station on the Tōkaidō road [東海道], located on the shores of Edo Bay [江戸湾].
Series: A Collection of Mountains [山つくし] (Yama tsukushi)
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada [歌川 国貞] a.k.a. Utagawa Toyokuni III [三代歌川豊国] (Japanese, 1786 – 12 January 1865).
Block carver: Yokokawa Takejirō, seal: [彫竹] – Hori Take.
Publisher: Yama-Ta; seal: [板元, 太] – Hanmoto, Ta; Marks 19-044 | U421b: An unknown publisher in Edo, fl. c. 1815-61.
Combined date seal and kiwame censor seal: Ansei 6 (1851).
Signed: Toyokuni ga [豊国 画] in a red toshidama cartouche.
Size: Fan print (uchiwa-e) 227 x 287 mm.
Additional Information
| Collection | Fan print (Uchiwa-e) [団扇絵] , Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Fan , Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Ansei era [安政] (1854–1860) , Edo period [江戸時代] (1603–1868) , Mid-19th century |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Fan , Uchiwa-e |
| Subject | Beautiful woman (bijin-ga) , Beauty , Cherry Blossom (sakura) , Mountains , Shinagawa [品川] |
| School | Utagawa (歌川) |
| Series | A Collection of Mountains [山つくし] (Yama tsukushi) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1859 , Ansei 6 |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
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